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England v South Africa @ Kennington Oval, London
16, 18, 19, 20 August 1947 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, JA Smart
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Tufty Mann | 83 | - | 213 | 6 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Tufty Mann | 32 | - | 85 | - | - |
| 3. Jack Robertson | c Alan Melville b Ian Smith | 4 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Lindsay Tuckett b Athol Rowan | 53 | - | 104 | - | - |
| *5. Norman Yardley | b Tufty Mann | 59 | - | 134 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Cranston | st George Fullerton b Athol Rowan | 45 | - | 99 | - | - |
| 7. Dick Howorth | c George Fullerton b Athol Rowan | 23 | - | 71 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | run out ( > > ) | 45 | - | 66 | - | - |
| 9. Cliff Gladwin | not out | 51 | - | 90 | - | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | b Tufty Mann | 14 | - | 49 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Copson | b Ossie Dawson | 6 | - | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-63 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-80 (Jack Robertson), 3-178 (Denis Compton), 4-178 (Len Hutton), 5-271 (Ken Cranston), 6-290 (Norman Yardley), 7-322 (Dick Howorth), 8-358 (Godfrey Evans), 9-408 (Doug Wright), 427 (Bill Copson). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 190 ovs) 427 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 32 | 6 | 82 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 35 | 5 | 80 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 64 | 28 | 93 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 38 | 9 | 92 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 21 | 0 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Godfrey Evans b Bill Copson | 120 | - | 381 | 14 | - |
| 2. Dennis Dyer | c Cliff Gladwin b Dick Howorth | 18 | - | 60 | - | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | c Godfrey Evans b Doug Wright | 10 | - | 33 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | c Norman Yardley b Dick Howorth | 10 | - | 13 | - | - |
| *5. Alan Melville | lbw b Ken Cranston | 39 | - | 108 | - | - |
| 6. Ossie Dawson | lbw b Doug Wright | 55 | - | 91 | - | - |
| +7. George Fullerton | c Dick Howorth b Ken Cranston | 6 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | b Dick Howorth | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Bill Copson | 36 | - | 49 | - | 1 |
| 10. Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Smith | lbw b Bill Copson | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-47 (Dennis Dyer), 2-62 (Ken Viljoen), 3-78 (Dudley Nourse), 4-164 (Alan Melville), 5-243 (Ossie Dawson), 6-253 (George Fullerton), 7-254 (Athol Rowan), 8-293 (Bruce Mitchell), 9-302 (Tufty Mann), 302 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 3b, 2lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 131 ovs) 302 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Copson | 27 | 13 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 2 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 29 | 7 | 89 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Howorth | 39 | 16 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 11 | 4 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 9 | 2 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Lindsay Tuckett b Tufty Mann | 36 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c George Fullerton b Athol Rowan | 43 | - | 69 | - | - |
| 3. Jack Robertson | b Athol Rowan | 30 | - | 59 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Dudley Nourse b Ossie Dawson | 113 | - | 109 | 15 | - |
| *5. Norman Yardley | c sub b Tufty Mann | 11 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 6. Ken Cranston | c Bruce Mitchell b Athol Rowan | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Dick Howorth | not out | 45 | - | 74 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | not out | 39 | - | 29 | - | - |
| 9. Cliff Gladwin | ||||||
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Bill Copson |
| FOW | 1-73 (Len Hutton), 2-89 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-158 (Jack Robertson), 4-179 (Norman Yardley), 5-180 (Ken Cranston), 6-267 (Denis Compton). |
| Extras | 6b, 0lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 77 ovs) 325 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 15 | 1 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 27 | 7 | 102 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 25 | 1 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | not out | 189 | - | 420 | - | - |
| 2. Dennis Dyer | lbw b Doug Wright | 4 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | st Godfrey Evans b Dick Howorth | 33 | - | 63 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | b Dick Howorth | 97 | - | 150 | 12 | - |
| *5. Alan Melville | c Godfrey Evans b Ken Cranston | 6 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 6. Ossie Dawson | c Dick Howorth b Ken Cranston | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| +7. George Fullerton | c Godfrey Evans b Dick Howorth | 14 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 8. Tufty Mann | c Len Hutton b Doug Wright | 10 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 9. Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 40 | - | 90 | - | - |
| 10. Athol Rowan | ||||||
| 11. Ian Smith |
| FOW | 1-8 (Dennis Dyer), 2-48 (Ken Viljoen), 3-232 (Dudley Nourse), 4-247 (Alan Melville), 5-249 (Ossie Dawson), 6-266 (George Fullerton), 7-314 (Tufty Mann). |
| Extras | 12b, 14lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 141 ovs) 423 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Copson | 30 | 11 | 66 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 5 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 30 | 8 | 103 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Howorth | 37 | 12 | 85 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 21 | 3 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Hutton | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Jack Robertson, Denis Compton, Norman Yardley, Ken Cranston, Dick Howorth, Godfrey Evans, Cliff Gladwin, Doug Wright, Bill Copson